Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Fragment,-Why, Why Tell The Lover

Updated May 6, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Fragment,-Why, Why Tell The Lover

Tune-"Caledonian Hunt's delight."

Why, why tell thy lover
Bliss he never must enjoy"?
Why, why undeceive him,
And give all his hopes the lie?
O why, while fancy, raptur'd slumbers,
Chloris, Chloris all the theme,
Why, why would'st thou, cruel—
Wake thy lover from his dream?
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